Q: As a scholar of English, what first drew you to the life and works of Emily Dickinson? A: It’s important to know that I was a reader of Emily Dickinson before I became a scholar of English. My passion for writings and writers, especially poets, determined my life’s work. Even when I was choosing my dissertation topic in the…...
Alan Schom, former professor of French and European history at the University of California, Riverside, and Southern Connecticut State University, has written a monumental and richly detailed biography of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Despite a plethora of texts on the great man, describing his many exploits and the myths of his effect on Europe during his reign from 1795-1815,…...
One of the most singularly talented pianists of all time, Franz Liszt (1811—1886) dominated the musical world of the 19th century. An unrivaled virtuoso who also composed his own music, Liszt laid the bedrock for the Late Romantic and Impressionistic schools that would follow after him. To this day he is considered a musical genius who ranks alongside his contemporaries…...